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DRAGON TuRTLE
Gargantuan dragon, neutral
Armor Class 20 (natural armor)
Hit Points 341 (22d20 + 1 1 0 )
Speed 20 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
25 (+7) 10 (+O) 20 (+5) 10 (+OJ 12 (+l) 12 (+l)
Saving Throws Dex +6, Con + 1 , Wis +7
1
Damage Resistances fire
1
1
Senses darkvision 2 0 ft., passive Perception 1
Languages Aquan, Draconic
Challenge 17 (18,000 XP)
Amphibious. The dragon turtle can breathe air and water.
AC I O N S
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Multiattack. The dragon turtle makes three attacks: one with
its bite and two with its claws. It can make one tail attack in
place of its two claw attacks.

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Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: + 3 to i t, reach 1 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 26 (3dl2 + 7) piercing damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 3 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target.
1
Hit: 6 (2d8 + 7) slashing damage.
1
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 26 (3dl2 + 7) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a
creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw
or be pushed up to 10 feet away from the dragon turtle and
knocked prone.
Steam Breath (Recharge 5-6). The dragon turtle exhales
scalding steam in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area
must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw, taking 52 (l 5d6)
fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a
successful one. Being underwater doesn't grant resistance
against this damage.

D R AGO N T U RTLE

Dragon turtles are among the most fearsome creatures
of the oceans. As large and voracious as the oldest of its of coastline. If a choice cave is already inhabited, a
land-based dragon kin, a dragon turtle strikes with its dragon turtle attacks its current residents in an attempt
deadly jaws, steaming breath, and crushing tail. to take over.
A dragon turtle's rough shell is the same dark green Mercenary M o nsters. A dragon turtle is smart
color as the deep water where this monster dwells. enough to be bribed, and pirates sailing seas patrolled
Silver highlights lining the shell resemble light by these creatures quickly learn to offer them treasure
dancing on open water, and a surfacing dragon turtle in exchange for safe passage. Clever sahuagin
is sometimes mistaken for the reflection of the sun or sometimes ally with dragon turtles, enticing them
moon on the waves. with treasure to use their blistering breath weapons in
Dragons of the Deep. Like true dragons, dragon sahuagin raids against ships and coastal settlements.
turtles collect treasure, first by sinking ships and then Elemental M i ght. Dragon turtles sometimes find their
by sifting through the wreckage for coins and other way through sunken planar rifts to the Elemental Plane
precious items. A dragon turtle swallows treasure for of Water. Those monstrous specimens can often be
transport, then regurgitates it when it reaches its lair. found in the service of marids, which strap magnificent
Dragon turtles dwell in caves hidden in coral reefs coral thrones to the backs of dragon turtles and ride
or beneath the seafloor, or along rugged stretches them as mounts.

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